Summary
Erick Lomunyak is a Senior Software Engineer based in Nakuru, Kenya, with a decade of experience building production-grade backend systems for high-volume assessments and transactional workflows. He specializes in Java (Spring Boot), distributed systems, RESTful APIs, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD, and has repeatedly owned features end-to-end from architecture through production support. At Upskillable he designed core services for a virtual assessment and recruitment platform—engineering secure, timed assessments and integrating PostgreSQL with Kafka and RabbitMQ to handle asynchronous workflows at scale. Now contributing to a stealth AI startup while continuing senior engineering work at Upskillable, he brings startup agility and enterprise-grade rigor to mission-driven products. Known for pragmatic performance tuning, robust monitoring practices, and improving developer workflows, he pairs technical depth with a focus on real-world impact.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Computer Science Software Development, Bachelor of Computer Science Software Development at Egerton University
English, Swahili